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So, you’re a senior looking for a new housing option. The old family home is just too big, or needs too many repairs for you to plan on living there for the long run. You occasionally need a little help, but are basically in good health. You want to be near your kids, but want…
Thinking of selling your Halifax home, but have a roof that needs replacing? Since your goal is to improve curb appeal and pass the home inspection, should you have new shingles added over your old ones or have a tear off, where your old roof covering is removed first? Even though you might want to…
When you’re preparing to sell your Halifax home, you face a dilemma. How much remodeling and renovation should do you do before putting it on the market? This question is usually tied in with the question of how much of your improvements you expect to recoup when you sell. The reality is, you will not…
It’s true, Halifax home buyers love to see totally renovated kitchens and bathrooms in the houses they want to buy. When done right, home improvements like this modernize the two rooms that people spend a good bit of their day in. These kitchen and bathroom renovations tend to be costly, so when buyers see homes…
I recently talked to a client who wanted to sell his family home. He had owned it since the 1970’s and it had not had many upgrades in years. He wanted to know what he should do to obtain the highest possible selling price. He was also wondering if it was worth his while to…
If you are fortunate enough to have aging parents who still live in the family home, you know that the day will come when they will move out. Whether this occurs because of deteriorating health or death itself, you or someone in your family will need to consider what to do with years of accumulated…